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Q&A Is it possible to write a novel completely devoid of dialogue?

I am in the process of writing a novel, and I'm just trying to get some ideas and thought on this. I am not sure yet if I want to completely remove all dialogue, but at this point I feel that dialo...

3 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Joel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:08:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/9135
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Joel‭ · 2019-12-08T03:08:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am in the process of writing a novel, and I'm just trying to get some ideas and thought on this. I am not sure yet if I want to completely remove all dialogue, but at this point I feel that dialogue would wreck the characters and the image I am trying to convey. But I am just curious to see others' thoughts on a novel with multiple characters but no dialogue at all.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-10-11T21:09:20Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 7